Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn Range at Cwmwr-uchaf
Pen-y-bont-Fawr, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwmwr-uchaf, Pen-y-bont-Fawr, Powys, designated on 17 April 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 April 1996
- Locality
- Cwmwr-uchaf
- Community
- Pen-y-bont-Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80915, -3.38872
- Cadw reference
- 18113
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 136 Bala (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 50 m to east of Cwmwr-uchaf farmhouse, about 2km W of Pen-y-bont-fawr, to N of B4396.
History
Late C17/early C18 and later. Aligned E-W set into slope of ground which slopes to S, giving 2 storeys to S.
Exterior
Barn range. Grey stone with some timber framing and some brick dressings, slate roof covering (4 rooflights to north side, 5 to south side). To N (facing track), central section is timber-framed (corrugated iron covering); to R, door and window with cambered brick heads, to L, 2 small windows. Building has lower extensions to L and R. To S, building is 2-storeyed with, to L, roof sweeping down over cowhouse 2 camber-headed doorways with slits between, 2 further doors and 2 windows, (blocked opening in R return), to R of this, set back, door and small window (small window in R return of Barn). To R, lower cartshed (?) has timber fronted upper floor with window and door, and open ground floor. To R again, lean-to open shed with corrugated roof covering.
Interior
Interior of barn has roof with tie-beams and tension braces; staggered purlins; roof slope continues to rear (S) as a catslide with timbers of smaller scantling. Square framing to front and rear, with some panels missing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good timber-framed barn and for group value with the farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Cwmwr-uchafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Farmhouse with attached Cruck Barn at Peniarth-uchafNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Carnedd Das Eithin Round CairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Barn at Glanhafan-fawrNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.